# NTSB DEN70D0149: Aeronca 7BCM, N68588, Vernal, UT, December 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1969
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0149

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3163   69/12/7   VERNAL,UT           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8408J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GRAND JUNCTION,COLO         GRAND JUNCTION,COLO          VERNAL,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- N8408J SAW N68588 TAXYING.PLT STOPPED,DIDNT CLEAR TO NEARBY RAMP.LOW SUN WAS BEHIND N8408J.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3163   69/12/7   VERNAL,UT           AERONCA 7BCM        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1700
        TIME - 1630                    N68588              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNAL,UT                   VERNAL,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- N68588 TAXIED INTO N8408J. LOW SUN BEHIND N8408J. UNCONTROLLED APT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N68588](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68588), registered now, S/N 7BCM-254 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7BCM
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vernal

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8408J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8408J-1980-11-12), registration cancelled 1980-11-12, S/N 15066308 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Vernal

## Other investigations on N68588 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN74DTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE44-187265), Jan 10, 1974: Aeronca 7BCM (N68588), Arboles, CO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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